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Contra Costa County, California

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   People QuickFactsContra Costa CountyCalifornia
Population definition and source info Population, 2012 estimate 1,079,59738,041,430
Population definition and source info Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 1,049,02537,253,956
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1 definition and source info Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 2.9%2.1%
Population definition and source info Population, 2010 1,049,02537,253,956
Persons under 5 years, percent definition and source info Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 6.3%6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent definition and source info Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 24.4%24.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent definition and source info Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 12.8%11.7%
Female persons, percent definition and source info Female persons, percent, 2011 51.2%50.3%
 
White persons, percent definition and source info White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 68.8%74.0%
Black persons, percent definition and source info Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 9.7%6.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.0%1.7%
Asian persons, percent definition and source info Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 15.2%13.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.6%0.5%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent definition and source info Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 4.8%3.6%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent definition and source info Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 24.8%38.1%
White persons not Hispanic, percent definition and source info White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 47.3%39.7%
 
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent definition and source info Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 85.2%84.2%
Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 23.6%27.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+ definition and source info Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 32.8%43.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 88.5%80.8%
Bachelor Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 38.4%30.2%
Veterans definition and source info Veterans, 2007-2011 61,1341,997,566
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ definition and source info Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 32.227.0
 
Housing units definition and source info Housing units, 2011 401,32813,720,462
Homeownership rate definition and source info Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 68.3%56.7%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent definition and source info Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 23.7%30.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $490,200$421,600
Households definition and source info Households, 2007-2011 370,92512,433,172
Persons per household definition and source info Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.772.91
Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars) definition and source info Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $38,141$29,634
Median household income definition and source info Median household income, 2007-2011 $79,135$61,632
Persons below poverty level, percent definition and source info Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 9.9%14.4%
   Business QuickFactsContra Costa CountyCalifornia
Private nonfarm establishments definition and source info Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 21,901849,8751
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, 2010 293,33812,536,4021
Private nonfarm employment, percent change definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 -7.1-2.71
Nonemployer establishments definition and source info Nonemployer establishments, 2010 77,5512,814,409
 
Total number of firms definition and source info Total number of firms, 2007 95,6883,425,510
Black-owned firms, percent definition and source info Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.1%4.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent definition and source info American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.4%1.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source info Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 14.8%14.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3%0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent definition and source info Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 10.9%16.5%
Women-owned firms, percent definition and source info Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 31.2%30.3%
 
Manufacturers shipments definition and source info Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 32,021,431491,372,092
Merchant wholesaler sales definition and source info Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 6,643,987598,456,486
Retail sales definition and source info Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 11,763,753455,032,270
Retail sales per capita definition and source info Retail sales per capita, 2007 $11,641$12,561
Accommodation and food services sales definition and source info Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,562,25080,852,787
Building permits definition and source info Building permits, 2011 86145,471
   Geography QuickFactsContra Costa CountyCalifornia
Land area in square miles definition and source info Land area in square miles, 2010 715.94155,779.22
Persons per square mile definition and source info Persons per square mile, 2010 1,465.2239.1
Persons per square mile definition and source info FIPS Code 01306
Persons per square mile definition and source info Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area 

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(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
F: Fewer than 100 firms
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
X: Not applicable
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown

Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Last Revised: Monday, 11-Mar-2013 14:09:38 EDT